Solo AI stack
Recommended tools for this operator profile.
- Selection
- 10 5 optional
- Target budget
- $130 per month
- Profile
- Structuring business stage
Which tool does what?
General-purpose AICoreChatGPT
Useful to secure research without weighing down the system.Keep it in the operations core.Analyse longueCore
Claude
Useful to secure prompts without weighing down the system.Keep it in the operations core.RechercheCore
Perplexity
Useful to secure agents without weighing down the system.Keep it in the operations core.Specialist toolCore
Gemini
Useful to secure writing without weighing down the system.Keep it in the operations core.
CockpitCoreNotion
Useful to secure research without weighing down the system.Keep it in the operations core.
AutomatisationIf neededMake
Useful to secure prompts without weighing down the system.Activate if volume or complexity justifies it.AutomatisationIf needed
Zapier
Useful to secure agents without weighing down the system.Activate if volume or complexity justifies it.
Design rapideIf neededCanva
Useful to secure writing without weighing down the system.Activate if volume or complexity justifies it.
Specialist toolIf neededAdobe Firefly
Useful to secure research without weighing down the system.Activate if volume or complexity justifies it.
Specialist toolIf neededRunway
Useful to secure prompts without weighing down the system.Activate if volume or complexity justifies it.
Why these tools together?
The stack should make the business easier to run: intake, priorities, execution, approval, reporting, finance, and continuous improvement.
A good fit if…
A cross-functional profile using AI as an assistant for research, production, automation and decisions.
Look elsewhere if…
The need is one-off and requires no recurring process, reporting, or client/team coordination.
Research
The system should reduce back-and-forth and make the next action visible.
prompts
Data should support decisions, not decorate dashboards.
agents
Each tool needs a clear role: capture, produce, approve, measure, or collect payment.
writing
The stack must remain maintainable by a small team or solo operator.
What should you budget?
- ChatGPT$20
- Notion$11
- Makeoptional$9
- Canvaoptional$11
- Adobe Fireflyoptional$10
- Runwayoptional$12
The target budget is the recommended starting envelope. The list price adds up each core tool's first paid plan. Optional tools are not included.
What to watch out for
Stacking management tools without clarifying responsibilities, rituals, and the data that matters.
Automating a bad process
Useful automation comes after a clear flow. Otherwise it only speeds up disorder.
Confusing tool and system
The system is the working rule. The tool only makes it easier to apply.
The same operations repeat weekly
That is the right moment to document, automate, and measure instead of handling everything manually.
Decisions depend on several people
Statuses, ownership, and approvals need to be visible without adding meetings.
Questions to ask yourself
Who owns each step?
If ownership is blurry, no tool will save the workflow.
What should be automated now?
Automate only what is stable, frequent, and attention-heavy.
Does reporting trigger a decision?
A dashboard that changes no action should be simplified or removed.
